Nigeria's Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, is in Washington this week to reinforce U.S.-Nigeria relations, emphasizing democracy and development goals. Minister Tuggar joins Morning Joe to highlight Nigeria's aspirations for G20 membership and a permanent seat at the UN Security Council, stressing the importance of indigenous solutions to regional challenges.
Many Americans mistakenly think the economy is shrinking and the stock market is tanking. What gives?
To figure out how Social Security's insolvency debate may play out in the years ahead, it helps to consider what transpired in 1983.
A sweeping White House move on China tariffs that is expected to be unveiled early next week "reflects lessons learned," according to a former official who was involved in the process.
Washington is spending another $61 billion to help Ukraine. But most of the money will flow through the US economy first.
How do Americans feel about inflation? They hate it. And that colors their perception of a good US economy.
“He’ll smile, or wink, though he’s never winked at me yet,” a courtroom photographer says of Trump.
The ICC is seeking arrest warrants for multiple leaders involved in the Israel-Hamas war. Here's what it means.
New rules from the Treasury Department will make it harder for vehicles to qualify for the federal EV tax credit, though the automakers were also granted a reprieve.
The former president’s criminal hush money trial resumes Monday in Manhattan, where the prosecution will continue presenting its case.
GOP lawmakers have been showing up at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in waves to give the former president a public show of support, help him circumvent the gag order — and audition for a role in a possible second-term Cabinet.
Fed officials said at their last policy meeting that rates would likely stay higher for longer if inflation readings continued to disappoint, while some policymakers discussed their willingness to raise rates if needed.
Judge Juan Merchan told attorneys this morning that closing arguments in the hush money trial will begin Tuesday, May 28, the day after Memorial Day.
Another hot inflation reading released Friday reinforces that any near-term interest rate cuts are less likely, as the Federal Reserve shifts to a higher-for-longer stance.
Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments are springing up at numerous colleges, leading to arrests and heightened security concerns. Here’s what's happening.
The controversial politician revealed in her new book that she killed her dog.
It's the 10th day of the hush money trial.
The Federal Communications Commission made its official vote Thursday to reinstate net neutrality, which bars broadband providers from slowing or even blocking internet traffic to some sites while improving access to others that pay extra fees. With some changes and protections, passing the order titled Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet restores rules passed back during the Obama administration in 2015 and rolled back in 2017, after Donald Trump was elected president. Since the FCC announced in September that it would be pursuing this as a policy goal, it was more or less a fait accompli; there was no real reason why the Commission, split 3-2 in favor of the Democrats, would vote against it.
Tuesday's bigger-than-expected increase in wage data for the first quarter is the latest in a string of economic data that has Wall Street cautious about the Fed's next move.
The Biden administration announced Monday that Polar Semiconductor will receive up to $120 million in federal funds to expand its chip manufacturing facility in Minnesota. The funding stems from the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which Biden signed into law in August 2022 to strengthen the U.S. supply of semiconductors. The expansion of Polar Semiconductor’s facility would enable the company to double its U.S. production capacity of sensor and power chips within two years, the U.S. Department of Commerce said in a press release.
President Biden spoke about the Israel-Hamas war during his commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday.